Foreign Trade

Press release… Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Sector Board of Turkish Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Associations, stated that Turkish salmon production and exports have come a long way and exports soared by 31 percent in 2024, from 349 million dollars to 498 million dollars. Türkiye’s salmon exports saw a …

The Turkish flour industry is facing challenges, particularly in the wake of the wheat import ban. With Egypt and Russia reducing Turkey’s share in the global flour market, the road ahead appears difficult. However, I believe that despite these trying times, the future of the Turkish flour industry remains promising. …

Press release… The cat and dog food sector, which has grown 30 times in the last 10 years and reached 145 million dollars in exports, met in the URGE Project within the Aegean Grains, Pulses, Oil Seeds and Products Exporters Association. Speaking at the ‘Cat and Dog Food Production and …

Oba Makarna (Pasta), which realises 25 percent of pasta production in Türkiye and 7 percent of global pasta trade, took its place in Dubai Gulfood Fair, one of the biggest food fairs of the world, this year. Bringing Turkish pasta to the tables of the world with 40 different product …

Press release… Stating that the domestic market in Türkiye consumes mainly peach, apricot, sour cherry and orange juices, Hayrettin Uçak, chairperson of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Exporters’ Association, said that a large part of the country’s concentrate (semi-finished product) exports of 303 million dollars comes from apple juice …

Press release… While the Turkish fisheries sector exceeded the 2 billion dollar threshold in exports for the first time in 2024, Turkish salmon has written a great success story by increasing its exports 17 times in the last 5 years. While Turkish salmon production was 5 thousand tonnes 10 years …

A steady rise in the production of butter in Türkiye to achieve a quantity of over 100,000 tonnes last year has left the industry positive in the face of the recent uptick in prices in Europe and this is not seen as impacting the country, sector representatives said on Sunday. …

Press release… Şemsi Bayraktar, Chairman of the Union of Turkish Agricultural Chambers (TZOB), stated that following the declaration of 2016 as the International Year of Pulses, pulses production soared by 24.5 percent between 2016 and 2024 and reached a total of 1 million 345 thousand tonnes with the efforts of …

SHARE IN WORLD WHEAT FLOUR EXPORTS 1.47 BILLION DOLLARS… Deputy Trade Minister Mahmut Gürcan said Turkey’s share in world wheat flour exports is 1.47 billion dollars. Pointing out that the share of exports of agricultural and food industry products in total exports was 12.4 percent last year, Gürcan said, “When …

I was in Antalya last week. I was invited to the 19th TUSAF International Congress and Exhibition organised this year by the Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation (TUSAF). This year’s theme is Sustainable Future: Climate, Water, Agriculture. It was a full congress. Because the participation was so high that more than …